Ai-Leen heads up the firm’s Asia offices and manages its headquarters in Hong Kong, as well as its wholly owned Chinese IP consultancy, AWA IP (Beijing) Co, Ltd. One of AWA Asia’s unique aspects is that its Beijing office is a locally licensed trademark agency and IP consultancy, which files and enforces trademarks in China directly before the Trademark Office and administrative authorities. It is worth noting that the scope of these services is the widest allowed for foreign players in the Chinese market.

Ms Lim advises clients on IP portfolio management in China, Hong Kong and internationally, with a special focus on brand management and social media matters. She is experienced in contentious and non-contentious trademark, design and patent registration, protection and enforcement matters and IP transactions, as well as advertising, consumer law and related regulatory issues in conjunction with market entry and product promotion, particularly in China.

His technical fields cover mechanical engineering and manufacturing, laser imaging and printing technology, computer science, internet technology, e-commerce, and business method. In addition to filing applications and securing patents on behalf of large number of international clients before China’s SIPO, Xiaofan also assists domestic applicants in securing their patent rights before certain major patent offices in other jurisdictions.

Lars Nilsson, AWA, Partner - European Patent Attorney

Lars' practice includes expertise in civil engineering, fixed constructions, mining and medical technology. Lars drafts and prosecutes patent applications worldwide for local and international clients and is also frequently involved in conducting infringement and validity investigations and freedom-to-operate analyses. He is also Team Leader of Awapatents MedTech Specialist Team. Lars worked for nine years as a patent examiner at the EPO in Munich.

EVENT DETAILS:

Venue:

FCC - Hughes Room - 2 Lower Albert Road

Date:

Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Time:

08:00-09:30 (08:00 for registration and breakfast, 8:30 for presentation)

RSVP:

Breakfast will be served. Only 15 places available.

Please register your attendance online no later than Friday, 6 October, 2017. If you register but are then unable to attend, please emailevents@hkcca.net and tell us so that other members on any waitlist may attend.

Important Note:

The breakfast is a closed door event and the Chatham House Rule will be followed to ensure an open discussion.

If you have any suggestions for topics or speakers for future ACC Hong Kong events, please let us know at events@hkcca.net.

Please note currently this event is exclusively for ACC Hong Kong members. If you are not an ACC Hong Kong member but you want to attend this presentation, you need to successfully apply for membership atwww.hkcca.netand pay the membership fee before registering for the event. If you have any membership queries, please contact ACC Hong Kong Secretariat on info@hkcca.net or (852)2516 7007.